Blanket Stitch
Blanket stitch always gives me a hippie, boho kind of feeling. It is casual and fun, but can be used in many different ways with lots of variations.
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French Knot
A French knot is fancy and elegant. It can add just the right touch to a piece of embroidery and making perfect French knots is an important embroidery accomplishment. It is worth taking the time to practice, and once you get it, it is not hard.
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Embroidering with Straight Stitch
Straight stitch is a simple, basic stitch. It looks simple and might be the easiest embroidery stitch of all. Because of this, it is sometimes overlooked, but you can have fun using it in your embroidery projects.
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Couching
Adding couching to embroidery is like wearing an infinity scarf. It tends to be a focal point and draws attention to itself. It is easier to do if you happen to have a third hand, but even with two, don’t shy away from it. Couching is basically stitching a thread onto the surface of the…
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Embroidering with Stem Stitch
Stem stitch is a common embroidery stitch that can be used for far more than stems. This embroidery stitch is useful anytime you want to stitch a line.
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Lettering
If you want any words in your design, you are going to need lettering. This is the one time you will probably want marking. You can just go for it, but marking will help with spacing and balance. It is great to use your own handwriting, but if you prefer something else, it is pretty…